Catholic Church offers "sweeping" support for Iran treaty.

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http://ncronline.org/news/peace-justice/signs-seamless-garment-catholic-support-iran-nuke-deal

Agreement and a coordinated strategy across a broad spectrum of Catholic groups, including the U.S. bishops' conference, in support of the Iran nuclear deal demonstrates a growing "seamless garment" approach to difficult public policy issues, say Catholic advocates involved in influencing opinion on the Iran deal.

The response from the Catholic community in support of the deal, which will lift economic sanctions on Iran in return for a moratorium on the country's pursuit of nuclear weapons, has been sweeping. It follows similar Catholic hierarchical and grassroots unity in their unsuccessful opposition to the Trans-Pacific Partnership, a trade-deal pursued by the Obama administration between the U.S. and several Pacific Rim countries that Catholic and labor groups said would hurt average working people in the States and abroad.

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In July, shortly after the deal with was reached, Bishop Oscar Cantú, chairman of the Committee on International Justice and Peace for U.S. bishops' conference, sent a letter to every member of Congress welcoming "the momentous agreement," which he said "signals progress in global nuclear non-proliferation."

In the letter, Cantú, who recently visited Japan for the 70th anniversary of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, said, "The United States and its international partners have taken a remarkable step with Iran in reaching this agreement. We encourage Congress to support these efforts to build bridges that foster peace and greater understanding."

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1. So how will this affect the Republican field?

After all, there were plenty of Republicans who thought that communion should be withheld from Democrats who didn't think a woman's health was the government's business. So, will Bush, Christie, Pataki, Jindal, Rubio, and Santorum all come out in favor of the Iran treaty? Will any bishops deny a candidate communion if he doesn't fall in line with the Church's position?

Will anyone in the popular media even remember that any of these nitwits are Catholic?

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2. They may or may not realize they are the "cafeteria Catholics" they love to criticize. n/t